Dub Fx and Opiou to Co-Headline Wellington Show

Robin Fernando in association with Convoy Unlimited &
Konkrete Agency are pleased to announce worldwide loop
station artist Dubfx and fun fuelled
electro music genius Opiuo will be
co-headlining a show in Wellington in March this
year.

After seven years of performing in clubs, festivals
and street corners all over the globe Dubfx
has released a new album "Theory Of Harmony" Designed to
take listeners on an eclectic journey through conscious,
soulful bass music and drawing on inspiration from his
endless performances worldwide the album stays true to the
unique dub FX live sound. Incorporating punchy beatbox
loops, rich vocal harmonies and pulsating bass lines are
topped off with catchy melodies – all passionately
delivered through conscious lyrics.

Funded by a wildly
successful crowd funding campaign, the album features a host
of collaborations with vocalists and musicians including
Tiki Taane from NZ and Eva Lazarus from the UK. A video
will be made for every song on the album and every song will
be remixed from a list of highly-regarded producers
worldwide. With over 100 million views on Youtube and
500 000+ Facebook likes DubFx is an Australian export artist
set to deliver world class performances on home
shores.

Opiuo is a funky electronic wonder. Native to New
Zealand, residing in Australia, he’s been rocking the
wildest dance floors in every corner of this ever-changing
musically obsessed planet. His unique gift sees him
spending every spare nanosecond creating detailed, playful
and sonically powerful audible treats that he has become so
well known for.With a new album due in March, Opiuo is
and ever evolving feast for the ears. From a one man show
equipped with drum machines and synths, all the way to the
Opiuo band, amassing a collection of the world’s best
musicians to perform his music 100% live.He’s remixed
world-renowned iconic artists from Kimbra to Pretty Lights,
KOAN Sound to Infected Mushroom. Most recently his music was
#1 on Hype Machine, ranking it the most popular song on the
blogs.

He’s consistently topping charts on Beatport,
Additech and I-Tunes. The culmination of all of this has
lead to him touring globally in clubs and at festivals,
sharing the stage with musical icons such as old-school hip
hop legend MC Hammer and bass music pioneer
Bassnectar.

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